Dwight Burgess Named Missouri Southern Lions Head Coach

dwight burgess by will shilling

Missouri Southern State University Director of Athletics Jared Bruggeman has announced the selection of Dwight Burgess as its new head women’s soccer coach. He begins his duties officially at Southern on August 15. Burgess, a veteran of nearly 30 years in coaching, has spent the past ten years as both the men’s and women’s soccer [...]

Bears Trevor Spangenberg In PDL Soccer Southern Championship Tourney

Trevor Spangenberg, Missouri State Bears (2014)

The stage is set in Jackson, MS and the Mid-South Division Champion Laredo Heat Soccer Club (9 – 5 – 2, 29 points) and the Southeast Division Runner-Up Baton Rouge Capitals (9 – 2 – 3, 30 points) will battle at 5:00 P.M. at Harper Davis Field on the campus of Millsaps College. The Heat [...]

Tryout For the U15 Pink Panthers Girls Soccer Team in Joplin

Pink Panthers U14, Missouri Mule's 2009 Tournament Champions

Tryouts for the U15 Pink Panther girls soccer team will begin Monday, August 9th. The team practices in the Joplin area and has players from surrounding areas (Carl Junction, Webb City, Miami, etc.). For more information please contact Debbie Beck at russell_beck@sbcglobal.net or Stephanie Taylor at moso14_21@hotmail.com

We Were Part Of The Record Soccer Crowd In Kansas City!

Bailey Pesek and Taylor Stamper at Arrowhead Stadium

A pair of Nixa Lady Eagles were fortunate enough to attend the recent Manchester United game against the KC Wizards last Sunday. They share a picture of their visit and thoughts on the soccer adventure. Bailey says: Having the opportunity to see Manchester United play in the United States doesn’t happen every day. When my [...]

Chris Shuler Joins AC St Louis

Chris Shuler, Real Salt Lake

From the St Louis Globe Democrat: Chris Schuler, a 22-year-old former All-America defender at Creighton University, has been loaned to AC St. Louis by Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Schuler will be with AC for at least four games, starting with Wednesday night’s match in Montreal. The 6-foot-4, 185-pound Schuler was born in [...]

Alec Cochran Competing in South America For US National Team

Alec Cochran, CBC Cadets (2011)

From the Grapevine Soccer Network website and US Soccer comes the following: Alec (AJ) Cochran, 17, from Ballwin, was recently selected to play for the U18 US National team in 4 games in Argentina and Chile later this month. AJ will be a senior at CBC and plays club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher’s [...]

MLS All-Stars Take On Manchester United Tonight

2010 MLS All-Stars

After dispatching Chivas, Celtic, West Ham United, and Chelsea in previous editions, the 2010 MLS All-Stars face one of the most successful clubs in the world in Manchester United. The MLS lineup includes US World Cup hero Landon Donovan, 2008 league MVP Guillermo Barros Schelotto, past World Cup selections in Brian Ching, Edson Buddle and [...]

Mizzou Hosts Texas A&M In Nationally Televised Game

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The Missouri Tigers soccer team’s home game against Texas A&M on Oct. 17th will be televised nationally. ESPNU will broadcast the game, which begins at 4 p.m. at Walton Stadium. The game matches the #1 and #2 teams in the Big 12 in 2009 with both teams advancing to the NCAA tournament. Texas A&M has [...]

For there’s not a team like the Glasgow Rangers! No, not one, and there never shall be one!

Walter Smith, Glasgow Rangers with Dr Ben Goss, MSU

What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. Earlier this summer, I traveled westward for a highly anticipated adventure. But before it can be entirely understood, some prerequisite background must be related. Two major forces collided for me as the calendar turned from 2006 to 2007. A few months before, in my occupation as [...]

Rolla Knights U14 Girls Earn Bronze At Show-Me State Games

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From the Waynesville Daily Guide Columbia, Mo. — The Rolla U-14 Lady Knights took third and earned bronze medals in the recent Show-Me State Games. Rolla played Fischer’s Force from Hazelwood Friday and Franciscan SC from Florissant Saturday, then defeated the unbeaten Pacific Dynamites 3-1 in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals. The Lady Knights tied [...]

2010 High School Girls Soccer Scoring Leaders

Miriam Taylor, Camdenton Lakers (2013)

Scoring statistics for the 2010 Spring Season, as submitted by the High School Coaches. For players or teams who are not represented, please have your coach contact me with the information. I will accept it as a spreadsheet. Goals scored during Penalty Kick shootouts are not included in this list, only goals scored during the [...]

USA U20 Women Face Nigeria Sunday In Quarterfinal

2010 Womens U-20 World Cup logo

After winning Group D at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, the United States will face Group C runner-up Nigeria in its quarterfinal match on Sunday, July 25 at 4:30 a.m. CT live on ESPNU. A U.S. Women’s National Team has never faced an African team in the knockout round of a Women’s World [...]

Under-19 Boys US Youth Soccer National Championship live broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel

2010 USYSA National Championship logo

FRISCO, Texas (July 8, 2010) – On the 75th anniversary of the James P. McGuire Cup, the Under-19 Boys US Youth Soccer National Championship final will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel from the Overland Park Soccer Complex in Overland Park, Kan., beginning at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, July 24. The Under-19 Boys [...]

Catch Video Highlights From The USYSA National Championships

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The US Youth Soccer National Championships opened yesterday in Overland Park, KS and finals in all age groups will occur on Saturday and Sunday. Missouri has two representatives at the games: U17B – St Louis Scott Gallagher Premier opened with a 2-1 win over West Coast FC 92 (CA-S) (RIV-C) U15G – JB Marine Wipke [...]

Catholic’s Natalie Smid Featured On KSMU

Natalie Smid celebrates Bekah Bade's game-winner

The senior to be at Springfield Catholic, an All-State soccer player (far right, photo above) who is also the 9th best cross country runner in the state (per Coach Nick Russo) and holds the Catholic cross-country school record, was featured on KSMU radio recently. Natalie Smid: A Modern-Day ‘Moses’ With Spirit, Smarts, and Charisma covers [...]